Manicure chest



Feb. 20, 1934.

F. N. LEWIS MANICURE CHEST Filed Dec. 3, 1932 Patented Feb. 20, 1934UNITED STATES MANICURE CHEST Florence N. Lewis, New York, N. Y.

Application December 3, 1932, Serial No. 645,627, and in FranceSeptember 20, 1932 1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in manicure kits, and moreespecially to a novel folding box designed to compactly house manicureimplements and cosmetics, when closed, but which when in open positionmakes all of the instruments and cosmetics readily accessible for use bya manicurist.

An object of the invention is to provide a kit or chest ofparallelepiped shape when folded, and including a substantially rigidbody having an open top and one hinged end. The cover of the box is alsohingedly connected to the hinged end and carries compartments adapted tofit alongside other compartments on the hinged end when the box is infolded or closed position.

With the foregoing object outlined and with other objects in view whichwill appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in thenovel features hereinafter described in detail, illustrated in theaccompanying drawing and more particularly pointed out in the appendedclaim.

In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is an elevation of the box or kit in closed position.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view of the same when inopen or unfolded position.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view with the box in open position.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates the body of the box consisting ofa stiff bottom 2 from which rises side walls 3 and 4, and an end wall 5;all of these parts being rigidly connected to one another.

A support 6 for a jar 7 is fixedly secured to the bottom 2 and abutsagainst the walls and such jar may contain a desired cream or ointmentfor use for manicuring purposes.

One end wall 8 of the body 1 is hinged to its bottom along the line 9,so that it can be folded down as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and this endwall is also of stiff material and fixedly supports a cell compartment10 which may removably contain bottles 11 to be employed by themanicurist. At this point it will be noted that when the box is not inuse, the end 8 forms the bottom of the same, for when the box is inclosed position, it is adapted to stand upright on the end 8, as shownin Fig. 1. At such time, the bottom 2 of the body of the box will comeinto abutting relation with one wall of the cells 10, and the bottles 11will lie beneath the parts 6 and 7.

It will also be noted here that the end wall 8 is of the same width asthe bottom 2, and consequently, when the box is in folded position, theedge portions 12 of the end wall will come into abutting relation withthe edges 13 of the walls 3 and 4, and this tends to reinforce thestructure; being as the parts are made of stiff material.

The cover 14 is in the shape of a flat plate and it is made of somesuitable stiff material and hinged to the end 8 along the line 15.Consequently, when the cover is in closed position, its edges will abutagainst edges of the walls 3, 4 and 5. A flat cell structure 16 isfixedly secured to the inner surface of the cover, and when in foldedposition, lies alongside of the cell wall 1'7, as best shown in Fig. 1.

The cell structure 16 can be employed to house nail pliers 18, cuticlesticks 19, 20, files 21 and the like.

A flap 22 is hingedly connected at 23 to one end of the cover, and ithas a fastening element 24 designed to engage a fastening element 25 onthe wall 6 for the purpose of securely holding the parts of the box inclosed position.

From the foregoing it is believed that the construction and advantagesof the improved box may be clearly understood, and it is apparent thatchanges may be made in the details disclosed without departing from thespirit of the invention as expressed in the claim.

What is claimed and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

A manicure kit or the like, comprising a box body consisting of a flatbottom, side walls and an end wall, all formed of stiff material andrigidly connected to one another, the other end wall of the box beingflat and of relatively stiff material and being hingedly connected atone end to the bottom of the body, a cover for the body consisting of aflat piece of stiff material hingedly connected at one end to the hingedend wall of the body and adapted when in closed position to abut againstthe upper edges of the side and end walls of the body, a closing flaphingedly connected to one end of the cover, means for fastening saidflap to the rigid end wall of the body, and cellular supports secured tothe body, hinged end wall and cover, and adapted to come into compactrelationship when the box is in closed position, one of said cellularsupports consisting of a rectangular supplemental box having its bottomfixedly secured to the hinged end wall of the body and positionedsubstantially at one side of a line drawn medially transversely of saidhinged end wall to accommodate the cellular support of the cover whenthe kit is closed.

FLORENCE N. LEWIS.

